WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SCM/N/123/BLZ 
G/SCM/N/128/BLZ 7 July 2005 
 
(05-2993) 
Committee on Subsidies 
and Countervailing Measures Original:   English 
 
 
 
SUBSIDIES 
 
New and Full Notification Pursuant to Article XVI:1  
of the GATT 1994 and Article 25 of the Agreement  
on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures  
 
Extension Under SCM Article 27.4 of the Transition Period for the  
Elimination of Export Subsidies Pursuant to the Procedures  
in Document G/SCM/39  
 
Updating Notification  
 
BELIZE 
  
 The following communication, dated 28 June 2005, is being circulated at the request of the 
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Tourism in Belize.  
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  This is Belize’s updated notification and request  for extension with respect to the operation of 
the programmes for which Belize was granted an extension to 31 December 2005 pursuant to the 
transition period for the use of certain applicable  export subsidy programmes under Article 27.4 and 
pursuant to the procedures set out in G/SCM/39 and in accordance with notification procedures 
established in Article 25 of the Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures.  
 
 Please be informed that there have been no changes to the following applicable subsidy 
programmes in terms of the provision of any additi onal benefits or modification of the definition or 
requirements of the programmes.     The programmes to which this notification refers are: 
 
 Programme under the Fiscal Incentives Act  Programme under the Export Processing Zone Act  Programme under the Commercial Free Zone Act  
 
 This request is in light of Belize's economic, financial and development needs. 
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Section A: The Fiscal Incentives Programme  
 
1. Description of the programme  
  See paragraph A:1 of document G/SCM/N/114/BLZ.  2. Period covered by the notification
 
  July 2004 – June 2005.  3. Policy objective and/or purpose of subsidy
 
  See paragraph A:3 of document G/SCM/N/114/BLZ.   4. Background and authority for the subsidy
 
   See paragraph A:4 of document G/SCM/N/114/BLZ.  5. Form of the subsidy
 
  See paragraph A:5  of document G/SCM/N/114/BLZ. 
 
6. To whom and how the subsidy is provided
 
  See paragraph A:6  of document G/SCM/N/114/BLZ.  7. Subsidy per unit
 
  See paragraph A:7  of document G/SCM/N/114/BLZ.    8. Duration of the subsidy
 
  See paragraph A:8  of document G/SCM/N/114/BLZ.  9. Statistical data on impact of the programme
 
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 Section B: The Export Processing Zone Programme  
 
1. See paragraph B:1  of document G/SCM/N/114/BLZ.  2. Period covered by the notification
 
  July 2004 – June 2005.  3. Policy objective and/or purpose of the subsidy
 
  See paragraph B:3  of document G/SCM/N/114/BLZ.   4. Background and authority for the subsidy
 
  See paragraph B:4  of document G/SCM/N/114/BLZ.  5. Form of the subsidy
 
  See paragraph B:5  of document G/SCM/N/114/BLZ.  
6.  To whom and how the subsidy is provided
 
 
 See paragraph B:6  of document G/SCM/N/114/BLZ.   7. Subsidy per unit
 
  See paragraph B:7  of document G/SCM/N/114/BLZ.  8. Duration of subsidy
 
 
 See paragraph B:8  of document G/SCM/N/114/BLZ. 
 9. Statistical data on the impact of the programme
 
 
     B Z $   
       Year Exports  Total Belize Exports 
2002 178,159,403 316,700,000 
2003 223,381,657 381,400,000 
2004 234,967,519  410,000,000 G/SCM/N/123/BLZ 
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 Section C: Commercial Free Zone Programme  
 
1. Description of the programme  
  See paragraph C:1  of document G/SCM/N/114/BLZ.   2. Period covered by the notification
 
  July 2004 – June 2005.  3. Policy objective and/or purpose of the subsidy
 
  See paragraph C:3  of document G/SCM/N/114/BLZ.   4. Background and authority for the subsidy
 
  See paragraph C:4  of document G/SCM/N/114/BLZ.  5. Form of the subsidy
 
  See paragraph C:5 of document G/SCM/N/114/BLZ.   6. To whom and how the subsidy is provided
 
  See paragraph C:6  of document G/SCM/N/114/BLZ.  7. Subsidy per unit
 
  See paragraph C:7  of document G/SCM/N/114/BLZ.  
 
8. Duration of subsidy
 
  See paragraph C:8  of document G/SCM/N/114/BLZ.  9. Statistical data on the impact of the programme
 
  See paragraph C:9  of document G/SCM/N/114/BLZ.
 
 
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